Improvement in gag-holders



m OLSON.

Bag- Hu-l d8l Patented March 30,1875.

THE GRAPHIC CO.PHO'TO-LITH.39 Edd PARK PLAOEJl-Y- MICHEAL OLSON, OF EAUCLAIRE, WISCONSIN.

IMPROVEMENT IN QAG HOLDERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 161,435, dated March30, 1875; application filed July 20, 1874.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, MrcHEAL OLSON, of Eau Claire, in the county of EauClaire and State of Wisconsin, have invented certain Improvements inBag-Holders, of which the following is a specification:

My invention consists in a novel combinanation and arrangement, ashereinafter described, of a supporting head and an encircling band,supported by arms, links, and a hand-lever to tighten and hold the band.

Figure lis a top-plan view of my bag-holder, and Fig. 2 a side view ofthe same.

In the drawings, A represents a spout or conductor, through which thegrain is delivered into the bags. This spout may be connected with abin, granary, wagon, car, or other receptacle in which grain is stored;or it may be provided with a hopper and supported on legs or on a lightframe, so that it may be readily transported from place to place, asrequired. The lower end or mouth of the spout Ais provided with anoutside circular head or flange, a, the lower edge of which is curvedoutward, as shown at b, Fig. 2. Around the head a there is arranged aband or belt, 13, which is suspended in place by a springarm, 0,attached to the back, and two straps, (I, attached to the sides of thespout A, as shown in both figures. To one endof the band B there isattached a link or stirrup, 0, having on its outer face two hooks orshoulders, e, as shown. To the other end of the band B there is attacheda link, D, in the free end of which there is pivoted a hand-lever, E.This lever is pivoted at or near its middle, and its inner end isprovided with lateral studs or pins f, to engage under the hooks e oflink 0.

In using the device, the mouth of the bag is slipped upward over andaround the head or flange a, the band B drawn up around the outside ofthe bag, and then the studs f of the hand-lever engaged under the hookse of link 0, as shown in Fig. 1, and the lever folded down, as shown indotted lines. The movement of the lever hugs the band tightly around theoutside of the bag, and secures the latter tightly to the spout. Theparts are so arranged that the lever locks past the center, so that itis held and prevented from unlock- -ing by the strain of the band. Owingto the outward curvature b at the lower edge of the head a, the weightof the grain is prevented from drawingthe band ofl' over the lower edge,and the hold on the bag increased as the band is drawn down against theenlargement. In order that the band may be shortened up in case itstretches, it is made in two pieces, which are united by a buckle, G, asshown.

WVhile it is considered desirable to use the two links 0 and D, they arenot absolutely necessary, as the lever may be attached directly to oneend of the band, and its end arranged to en gage in any suitable mannerwith the other end of the band. The only requirements are that the levershall be so arranged as to tighten the band and to look past the center.

By the combination of the head, the band, and the lever, I produce abag-holder which is cheap, simple, and reliable, and which can beoperated with great ease and quickness.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is The combination ofthe spout A, having the head or flange a, the band B, sustained by thesupports 0 d, the link 0, having hooks e, the link D, and the hand-leverE, all combined as shown.

MIOHEAL OLSON.

Witnesses:

H. O. WEGGRIM, J. L. JOHNSON.

